Nick Cannon has sparked intense backlash from Taylor Swift followers after he joked he could be “all in” to having kids with the singer.
Cannon, 42, mentioned a hypothetical state of affairs during which he’d have a toddler with Swift throughout an look on The Howard Stern Show on 10 April. The remark got here in response to the daddy of 12 getting requested by host Howard Stern whether or not he plans to have extra kids.
The TV host stated he’s uncertain if extra kids are in his future, however that he’d “absolutely” be open to having a toddler with Swift who not too long ago ended her six-year relationship with Joe Alywn, per stories.
“Nick, Taylor Swift wants to have a baby with you. Would that do it?” Stern requested the TV host. In response, Cannon stated: “Absolutely! I’m in. Let’s go! I’m all in.”
Cannon was requested what was it about Swift that will persuade him to turn into a father of 13 and he replied: “First of all, she’s an amazing songwriter. And what I do love about Taylor Swift is that she has been so vulnerable and open with all of her music since [she was] a young girl.”
The former Nickelodeon star then claimed that he and Swift are “very similar” in relation to their romantic pasts, with Cannon including: “Like, me and Taylor’s numbers [are] very similar when we talking about being in these streets. So I think she would relate to me very well based off of, you’ve dated a lot of people in the public eye, so have I, so we probably would really understand each other.”
Stern then pointed to the current stories that Swift is now single, prompting Cannon to disclose he’s already conscious of the singer’s alleged relationship standing.
“You know I know that Howard … My spidey sense was tingling,” he stated, including that the concept of having a toddler with Swift could be “amazing”.
On social media, the section has been met with criticism from followers, with many accusing Cannon of “misogyny” over the feedback about Swift.
“Get a job/stay away from her etc but also, please notice how he has decided that Taylor Swift’s body is available to him just because she’s single now,” one particular person tweeted. “This is how straight men display casual misogyny, in the guise of ‘jokes’”.
Another stated: “Nothing has ever showcased Nick Cannon‘s disgusting misogyny quite like him publicly saying he wants to impregnate a famous stranger. I can’t fathom thinking that was an okay thing to say, even if it’s a ‘joke’. Like wtf.”
“How misogynistic and pathetic of both Stern and Cannon to suggest this, even in so-called ‘jest,’” another person tweeted.
Others stated the dialog was “disrespectful” to Swift on the idea that it implied Cannon is the “only person with a say in the matter.” Someclaimed Cannon’s remark could possibly be construed as “sexual harassment”.
“As if he is the only person with a say in the matter and as if she is available to him. Nick Cannon is beyond gross,” one particular person tweeted, whereas another person stated: “This should be categorised as sexual assault, and I’m so serious.”
Cannon is already the daddy to 12 kids with six completely different girls. In addition to 11-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan, whom he shares with ex-wife Mariah Carey, Cannon can also be the daddy to son Golden, six, daughter Powerful, two, and son Rise Messiah, six months, with Brittany Bell, son Legendary, 9 months, with Bre Tiesi, daughter Beautiful Zeppelin, 4 months, and twins Zion and Zillion, one, with Abby de la Rosa.
He additionally shares daughter Onyx Ice, six months, with LaNisha Cole, and daughter Halo, three months, with Alyssa Scott. The pair had been additionally dad and mom to five-month-old son Zen, who died from a mind tumour in 2021.
Elsewhere throughout his interview with Stern, Cannon appeared to overlook one of his kids’s names after he was requested to establish all 12 of his offspring.
The Independent has contacted representatives for Cannon and Swift for remark.
